Printing apparatus and method enabled to save print option and print document file

Abstract

A printing apparatus and method enabled to save a print option and print a document file, comprises the steps of loading an interface relating to a driver program so as to set a print option of a file to be printed in an application program; and changing a print option through a print option setup menu in the interface, and executing a print command with respect to the file to be printed in the print option setup menu. Accordingly, after changing the print option in the application program, the user can print a document file with a minimal key manipulation.

1 . A printing method enabling to save a print option and print a document file, the print method comprising the steps of: 
 loading an interface relating to a driver program to set a print option of a file to be printed in an application program of a host;    changing a print option through a print option setup menu in the interface; and executing a print command with respect to the file to be printed in the print option setup menu.    
   
   
       2 . The printing method according to  claim 1 , wherein the print option setup menu comprises a print command key to print the file to be printed with the changed print option applied.  
   
   
       3 . The printing method according to  claim 2 , wherein the print command key calls a print command of the application program installed in the host.  
   
   
       4 . The printing method according to  claim 3 , wherein the print command is stored in a registry of an operating system of the host.  
   
   
       5 . The printing method according to  claim 2 , wherein the changed print option is stored in the driver program.  
   
   
       6 . The printing method according to  claim 1 , wherein the host comprises a monitoring part for determining a state of an image forming device.  
   
   
       7 . The printing method according to  claim 6 , wherein the changed print option is stored in the monitoring part.  
   
   
       8 . The printing method according to  claim 1 , wherein the application program is operable to perform a print job.  
   
   
       9 . The printing method according to  claim 1 , wherein the executing step comprises the sub-steps of: 
 applying the changed print option to the driver program; and    converting the file to be printed, to which the changed print option is applied, into a printing data.    
   
   
       10 . A printing apparatus enabled to save a print option and print a document file, the printing apparatus comprising: 
 an interface relating to a driver program that is configured to set a print option of a file to be printed in an application program of a host; and    a print option setup menu in the interface configured for changing a print option by executing a print command with respect to the file to be printed in the print option setup menu.    
   
   
       11 . The printing apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the print option setup menu comprises a print command key to print the file to be printed with the changed print option applied.  
   
   
       12 . The printing apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the print command key calls a print command of the application program installed in the host.  
   
   
       13 . The printing apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the print command is stored in a registry of an operating system of the host.  
   
   
       14 . The printing apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the changed print option is stored in the driver program.  
   
   
       15 . The printing apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the host comprises a monitoring part for determining a state of an image forming device.  
   
   
       16 . The printing apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the changed print option is stored in the monitoring part.  
   
   
       17 . The printing apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the application program is capable of performing a print job.